setValue throws error in document library

[dhanasekar94]

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Describe the bug / error

In a document library i have two fields.

1. Approve - Single line of text
2. ApprovalStatus - Choice
   I have added JSOn to Approv field. "Approve Button

{"$schema":"https://developer.microsoft.com/json-schemas/sp/v2/column-formatting.schema.json","elmType":"button","txtContent":"Approve","customRowAction":{"action":"setValue","actionInput":{"ApprovalStatus":"Approved"}},"style":{"background-color":"#008000","color":"white","justify-content":"center","width":"75%","height":"80%","border-radius":"15px","box-shadow":"0 4px 8px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.1), 0 4px 8px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.1)"}}

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This button click updates ApprovalStatus field sucessfully. But, getting error alert box.

Steps to reproduce

1.in document library create fields 1. Approve - Single line of text, 2. ApprovalStatus - Choice
2.In Approve field add json format code
3.Add a file and click approve button in doc library

Expected behavior

It should show success alert like updated successfully.

[Ashlesha-MSFT]

Hello @dhanasekar94,
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[Ashlesha-MSFT]

@dhanasekar94,
Thanks for the details.

Just wanted to confirm — have you added the required choices in the ApprovalStatus column?
If the choices are configured correctly (for example, Approved, Rejected), you should not see this error.

[dhanasekar94]

Hi,
I have added the choice and the value "Approved" also updated correctly. After button click in Approve field, if I reload/refresh i can see Approved value in ApprovalStatus field.
My issue is alert box is showing error message instead of success message.Also, the item is not refreshed immediately.
Thanks for checking.

[dhanasekar94]

Trying to re-open..

[Ashlesha-MSFT]

@dhanasekar94 ,
First, there seems to be some confusion around the column name used in the JSON.
In actionInput, the key must match the internal name of the column exactly.

 "actionInput": {
      "Approve": "Approved"
    }

Regarding the error message you’re seeing: I tried reproducing this behavior using the same setup, but I was not able to repro the issue on my end. The value updates correctly, and no error alert is shown.

To help narrow this down further, could you please confirm:

• Are you seeing this issue for all documents in the library, or only for specific file types (for example: PDF, Excel, Word, etc.)?
• Does the behavior differ if you test with a newly uploaded file versus an existing one?